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TToT -the Wakefield Doctrine-

September 19, 2026 By clarkscottroger Leave a Comment

Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)

This is the Wakefield Doctrine’s contribution/participation in the Ten Things of Thankful (TToT) bloghop.

(A) list of the people, places, things and events that have incited, instigated and otherwise inspired us to accept what is arguably a higher state of consciousness.

ya know?

As curator of the Wakefield Doctrine we submit the following people/animals, places, things and events(fictional and otherwise):

1) Phyllis

2) Una

3) the Wakefield Doctrine

4) the Six Sentence Story bloghop

5) that photo at the top of the post? the side meadow bowing to the change of (the) Seasons

6) the Hostinae and Hosts: hey! not only do they contribute insightful and engaging lists (of Thankfuls), they do so with total disregard for conformity to a set standard of presentation. It’s inconceivable! (lol) Examples (by no means exhaustive, but a sampling) from Andrew with his trips and vegetation-photation, to Misky’s beautifully crafted layouts to Frank’s curiously-poetic groupings of photos as a ten-spoke gratitude umbrella, and… cai well, like, damn! that’s how you ‘write as the spirit moves you’. And of course, KnitCat and Denise, Dyanne and Kristi, Lisa and our very own bean feasa, Mimi

7) Another visit from our friendly Lynx Rufus

8) something, something

9) ok, despite, (or as some wags might opine, because of) Grat #6 here’s a photo-time-travel-story(ish). We’re providing a set-up because it might be difficult to see the (current) gourde on the top railing and, for that matter, the new, growing one on the ground. Now that I’ve stepped all over my lead, the Photo. (oh yeah, the plot! last year Phyllis had some painting gourds on the railing (well, ’cause she’s from X-Chromia)… well it was left there and eventually fell to the ground… fast-forward to this week! kinda cool

10) Secret Rule 1.3

music

* got Joe Jackson in my head from the first vid…for the benefit of those who are not familiar with the previous song, here is one you will be (provided you are of a sufficiently hypo-youthful status (yeah, looking at you Andrew)

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Six Sentence Story -the Wakefield Doctrine- “… at present, our Adventurers are fit to be re-tied”

September 18, 2026 By clarkscottroger 3 Comments

Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)

This is the Doctrine’s contribution to the Six Sentence Story bloghop.

Hosted by Denise, constrained by a sentence limit (high and low) of six, there are worse ways to spend the remaining time you have on earth.

Previously, in our tale...

(Language Advisory. ….’cause, well, Rosetta!)

Prompt word:

FOIL

“motherfucker!”
“Go bhfaighir bás gan an sagart” *
“whoa that was truly some bad shit…”
“if there is a god, she had better have a good reason oww“

The multilingual cacophony filling the room sent me back to my first arena concert. Released from my restraints, though still in the formal living room of a vacant house, I recalled, with fondness, the hour or so of Marshall amplifier-induced deafness that followed me home that night.

I smiled at the sight of Anya Clarieaux giving orders to the Hostage Rescue Team in her preferred language: ‘Do what I say-ese’. She caught me watching, of course, but I still savored the brief reminder that, despite having foiled an attempt to kidnap us, she wasn’t superhuman.

Waving the man away, Anya threw me a ‘what else would you expect‘ shrug, followed by five seconds of direct eye contact; almost immediately, with a mere finger-circling motion towards my shouting companions, she made me responsible for them.

* “I hope you die without a priest”.

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Friday -the Wakefield Doctrine- ‘what, already?!?!’

September 18, 2026 By clarkscottroger 2 Comments

Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)

The Wakefield Doctrine is (an) additional perspective on the world around us (and the people who make it up).

As such, it affords anyone with an inclination, interest, desire, need or ‘really?-that’s-kinda-interesting’ to approach a state of being capable of seeing the world as the other person is experiencing it. In realtime.

The elements, (of this additional perspective), are very simple: all people, all of us, experience the world to a small, but very real degree as being personal; personal, in this context, manifesting most often as: ‘wait, what?’ and ‘I thought they were my friend, why would they go and do/say a thing like that?’

This personal experience of the world, referred to as one’s predominant worldview (aka personality type), is predicated on the character of one’s relationship with the world, life and that annoying voice in the back of the mind that is never quite satisfied:

the Outsider (clarks) what people without confidence in their own imaginations resort to calling ‘introverts’; akin to describing the ocean as ‘usually on the damp side’ clarks live in a reality that is an attractive jigsaw puzzle…with two pieces missing
the Predator (scotts) easiest of the three to ‘wish I could go through life like them’ until, that is, you look at the rubble trailing them and the Acme bomb-fuse sputtering and attached to most of their efforts to engage in careful planning
the Herd Members (rogers) the most difficult of the three to identify with for clarks and a source of amusement for scotts during the intervals between wrecking stuff and blowing things up

So, you grow and develop with a world reflects your relationship with it. scotts are quick and competent, rogers are a touch on the lugubrious side, but always willing to share.

Naturally, if your reality is of a certain character, you develop strategies, compensations and style of interaction to maximize you chances of surviving (or, even, thriving).

The Wakefield Doctrine says, “Hey, you have the perfect personality type.*

*for the personal reality you are experiencing.

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Six Sentence Story -the Wakefield Doctrine- “Six Sentence Café & Bistro Six: a man and an automaton walk into a bar”

September 16, 2026 By clarkscottroger 14 Comments

Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)

This is the Doctrine’s contribution to the Six Sentence Story bloghop.

Hosted by Denise, constrained by a sentence limit (high and low) of six, there are worse ways to spend the remaining time you have on earth.

upstairs …

Prompt word:

FOIL

{SHE SAID THAT?}

The tall, thin man lit his cigarette and looked about for an ashtray; the room was done in authentic, if not somewhat harsh, Victorian decor meant for homes with high ceilings, elaborate moulding, wainscoting and a marble fireplace; one could easily imagine a rental agent hired to offset the plummeting local textile industry, showing the suite of rooms on the second floor to an odd gentleman with a cockney accent.

{…ABOUT ME?}

“Yes, yes she did,” finding an amber glass pedestal ashtray next to a brown leather wingback chair, the Proprietor sat and regarded the four-foot tall automaton; since appearing from a secret door in one wall of the living room of Room 215, the man-shaped machine seemed to have a limitless supply of 12×15 cardstock, the type used for intertitle cards employed in the early 20th century’s silent movies.

“I hazard to say that I, for one, cannot imagine what job you would be suited to in the Café…”

{I’LL DO ANYTHING}

“…although, seeing how due to the antiquated plumbing in the building, the garbage disposal in the kitchen is still on the fritz and from the looks of your design schematics in that workshop, your inventor included a sub-assembly that maybe we can transfer…

{WAIT …WHAT?}

The tall, thin man, opening a fresh pack of Benson & Hedges, pulled the smooth foil wrapper that covered the filter ends and laughed, “Small dude, I’m joking, Mimi will take care of you, not to worry, though… given your height and features… perhaps we could put you in the foyer, “Doctor Zolton Mystic and Seer Your Fortune for 25 cents…”

(Ha Ha… FUCK YOU!)

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Mendsday -the Wakefield Doctrine-

September 16, 2026 By clarkscottroger 5 Comments

Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)

oh..kay

if you insist!

RePrint!

…but first… seeing how they’re both nice?good?considerate? enough to write a comment on yesterday’s post. What say we share with all you non-Commentationing folks the Comments from yesterday.

From Frank, we have:

Tuesday does seem to be the best day of the week (but I’d probably say that about the other days as well). I wonder what the word “mild” does for a scott or roger? The “nothin’ good” has got me wondering (that is, worried).

And Mimi, she writes:

Tuesday was originally supposed to be my day off. Oh, well.

Welll

To Mimi, we might say, ‘Unless one is careful to maintain the threads of interests (over time), acceptance, as manifested can become a double-edged sword.’ That is to say, we (some of us) do not mind sacrifice for the greater good, however, that is not to say the (thing being sacrificed) can be discounted by others.

To Frank, Nothing wrong with appreciating days of the week (or shirts on closet hangers or internal debates in which, while there are no winners vs losers, though it runs the risk of becoming commonplace. Mild*:

Mild goes further than gentle in expressing softness of nature; it is chiefly a word of nature or character, while gentle is chiefly a word of action. [Century Dictionary]

Two words: scotts are of action, rogers are those of distinction while being a ‘part of’ (others). So no, I don’t suspect they be embracing the mild.

* from etymonline.

ok! thanks, Mimi, Frank! Gotta get to work on the Six Sentence Story posts.

be there or be square!

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